Colorado Birding 2005

This is my list of bird species seen in Colorado in 2005. Birds early in the list are missing dates because I wasn't keeping track of such things early in the year; but they were seen often enough anyway.

* - new to overall Life List as well

The Colorado 2005 List - 229 species ID'd

    January

  1. Canada Goose
  2. Northern Flicker
  3. Black-capped Chickadee
  4. Ring-billed Gull
  5. American Crow
  6. American Kestrel
  7. Red-tailed Hawk
  8. Common Raven
  9. Bald Eagle
  10. Black-billed Magpie
  11. * Bohemian Waxwing
  12. Belted Kingfisher (1/2) - Sylvan Dale, US 34
  13. * Cackling Goose (1/2) - Lake Loveland
  14. * Redhead (1/2) - Lake Loveland
  15. Ring-necked Duck (1/2) - Lake Loveland
  16. Canvasback (1/2) - Lake Loveland
  17. Common Merganser (1/2) - Lake Loveland
  18. Mallard (1/2) - Loveland
  19. Western Scrub Jay (1/2) - Stout
  20. Blue Jay (1/2) - near Horseshoe Lake
  21. American Coot (1/2) - Lake Loveland
  22. Greater Scaup (1/2) - Lake Loveland
  23. Lesser Scaup (1/2) - Lake Loveland
  24. * Glaucous Gull (1/2) - Lake Loveland
  25. Eurasian Collared-Dove (1/2) - Larimer Cty
  26. Rock Pigeon (1/2) - Fort Collins
  27. European Starling (1/2) - Fort Collins
  28. Brown Creeper (1/2) - Loveland
  29. Cedar Waxwing (1/2) - Lake Loveland
  30. Great Blue Heron (1/2) - Lake Loveland
  31. Ruddy Duck (1/2) - Lake Loveland
  32. Northern Harrier (1/2) - Larimer Cty
  33. House Sparrow (1/2) - Larimer Cty
  34. Horned Lark (1/2) - Larimer Cty Landfill
  35. Sharp-shinned Hawk (1/2) - Lake Loveland
  36. House Finch (1/2) - Loveland
  37. Dark-eyed (Oregon) Junco (1/2) - Stout
  38. American Robin (1/2) - Loveland
  39. American Wigeon (1/2) - Lake Loveland
  40. Common Goldeneye (1/2) - Lake Loveland
  41. Gadwall (1/2) - Lake Loveland
  42. Northern Shoveler (1/2) - Lake Loveland
  43. Downy Woodpecker (1/2) - Loveland
  44. Bufflehead (1/2) - Lake Loveland
  45. Townsend's Solitaire (1/6) - Overland Park, Fort Collins
  46. Trumpeter Swan (1/9) - Cattail Pond, Loveland
  47. Steller's Jay (1/16) - Rocky Mountain NP
  48. Mountain Chickadee (1/16) - Rocky Mountain NP
  49. Gray Jay (1/16) - Rocky Mountain NP
  50. White-breasted Nuthatch (1/20) - Horsetooth Mtn Park
  51. Hairy Woodpecker (1/20) - Horsetooth Mtn Park
  52. Pygmy Nuthatch (1/20) - Horsetooth Mtn Park

    February

  53. Hooded Merganser (2/6) - City Park Lake, FC
  54. Thayer's Gull (2/20) - Lake Loveland
  55. Herring Gull (2/20) - Lake Loveland
  56. Great Black-backed Gull (2/20) - Lake Loveland
  57. Northern Pintail (2/20) - Fossil Creek Reservoir
  58. Western Meadowlark (2/20) - Fossil Creek Reservoir
  59. Red-winged Blackbird (2/21) - Riverbend Natural Area, FC
  60. * American Tree Sparrow (2/21) - Riverbend Natural Area, FC
  61. Horned Grebe (2/22) - Lake Loveland
  62. Green-winged Teal (2/24) - Fossil Creek Reservoir
  63. * Barrow's Goldeneye (2/27) - Prospect Ponds, FC
  64. Red-breasted Nuthatch (2/27) - Grayrock Mtn Trail
  65. Canyon Wren (2/27) - Grayrock Mtn Trail

    March

  66. Mountain Bluebird (3/2) - Devil's Gulch Road, Estes Park
  67. Sandhill Crane (3/5) - Trilby Road, FC
  68. California Gull (3/6) - Donath Reservoir, FC
  69. White-crowned Sparrow (3/14) - ELC, FC
  70. Killdeer (3/15) - Boulder Reservoir
  71. * Prairie Falcon (3/16) - Garden of the Gods, Colo Springs
  72. Great Horned Owl (3/22) - Coyote Ridge Natural Area, FC
  73. Golden Eagle (3/24) - high over my neighborhood, FC
  74. Blue-winged Teal (3/27) - Prospect Ponds, FC
  75. Double-crested Cormorant (3/27) - Prospect Ponds, FC
  76. Mourning Dove (3/27) - Poudre River Trail, FC

    April

  77. Turkey Vulture (4/1) - 'A' Mountain, FC
  78. White-throated Swift (4/3) - Horsetooth Mtn Peak
  79. White Pelican (4/11) - Spring Creek Ponds, CSU campus
  80. Loggerhead Shrike (4/15) - Cathy Fromme Preserve, FC
  81. Common Grackle (4/15) - Prospect Ponds, FC
  82. Barn Swallow (4/15) - Prospect Ponds, FC
  83. American Goldfinch (4/15) - Riverbend Ponds, FC
  84. Western Grebe (4/15) - Riverbend Ponds, FC
  85. Clark's Grebe (4/15) - Riverbend Ponds, FC
  86. American Avocet (4/17) - Fossil Creek Wetlands, FC
  87. Osprey (4/17) - Frank SWA, SE of FC
  88. Swainson's Hawk (4/17) - Cty Rd 100, Weld Cty
  89. Burrowing Owl (4/17) - Cty Rd 100, Weld Cty
  90. House Wren (4/23) - Dixon Reservoir, FC
  91. Orange-crowned Warbler (4/23) - Dixon Reservoir, FC
  92. * Chipping Sparrow (4/23) - Dixon Reservoir, FC
  93. Yellow-rumped Warbler (4/23) - Dixon Reservoir, FC
  94. American Dipper (4/23) - Century Park, Poudre River Scenic Byway
  95. Yellow-headed Blackbird (4/23) - Riverbend Ponds, FC
  96. Pied-billed Grebe (4/23) - Riverbend Ponds, FC
  97. Song Sparrow (4/23) - Riverbend Ponds, FC
  98. Cinnamon Teal (4/23) - Riverbend Ponds, FC
  99. Long-tailed Duck (4/24) - Fossil Creek Res., FC
  100. Savannah Sparrow (4/24) - Fossil Creek Res., FC
  101. Tree Swallow (4/24) - Fossil Creek Res., FC
  102. * Franklin's Gull (4/24) - Fossil Creek Res., FC
  103. Bonaparte's Gull (4/24) - Fossil Creek Res., FC
  104. Red-breasted Merganser (4/24) - Fossil Creek Res., FC
  105. Brewer's Blackbird (4/24) - Fossil Creek Res., FC
  106. Brown-headed Cowbird (4/24) - Fossil Creek Res., FC
  107. Peregrine Falcon (4/24) - Fossil Creek Res., FC
  108. Marbled Godwit (4/24) - Fossil Creek Res., FC
  109. * Wilson's Phalarope (4/24) - Fossil Creek Res., FC
  110. Spotted Towhee (4/25) - Dixon Reservoir, FC
  111. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (4/25) - Dixon Reservoir, FC
  112. Pine Siskin (4/28) - My backyard, FC

    May

  113. * Bullock's Oriole (5/4) - Dixon Reservoir, FC
  114. * Gray Flycatcher (5/4) - Dixon Reservoir, FC
  115. Violet-Green Swallow (5/4) - Dixon Reservoir, FC
  116. Green-tailed Towhee (5/7) - Coyote Ridge, FC
  117. Lark Sparrow (5/7) - Coyote Ridge, FC

    June

  118. Gray Catbird (6/5) - Dixon Reservoir, FC
  119. Wilson's Warbler (6/5) - Dixon Reservoir, FC
  120. Yellow Warbler (6/5) - Dixon Reservoir, FC
  121. Western Wood-Pewee (6/5) - Dixon Reservoir, FC
  122. Swainson's Thrush (6/5) - Dixon Reservoir, FC
  123. * Worm-eating Warbler (6/5) - Dixon Reservoir, FC
  124. Eastern Kingbird (6/5) - Dixon Reservoir, FC
  125. Orchard Oriole (6/5) - Dixon Reservoir, FC
  126. Western Kingbird (6/6) - Crow Valley Campground, Briggsdale
  127. Brown Thrasher (6/6) - Crow Valley Campground, Briggsdale
  128. Common Nighthawk (6/6) - Crow Valley Campground, Briggsdale
  129. Rock Wren (6/6) - Crow Valley Campground, Briggsdale
  130. Black-crowned Night-Heron (6/6) - Riverbend Ponds, FC
  131. Cliff Swallow (6/7) - Dixon Reservoir, FC
  132. Lesser Goldfinch (6/7) - Dixon Reservoir, FC
  133. * Warbling Vireo (6/7) - Dixon Reservoir, FC
  134. Wood Duck (6/20) - Fossil Creek Reservoir, FC
  135. Eared Grebe (6/20) - Fossil Creek Reservoir, FC
  136. * Lincoln's Sparrow (6/21) - Upper Beaver Meadows, RMNP
  137. * Red-naped Sapsucker (6/21) - Upper Beaver Meadows, RMNP
  138. Broad-tailed Hummingbird (6/21) - Upper Beaver Meadows, RMNP
  139. * Williamson's Sapsucker (6/21) - Upper Beaver Meadows, RMNP
  140. Western Tanager (6/21) - Upper Beaver Meadows, RMNP
  141. Ruby-crowned Kinglet (6/21) - Upper Beaver Meadows, RMNP
  142. * Cordilleran Flycatcher (6/22) - Glacier Basin, RMNP
  143. Cassin's Finch (6/22) - Glacier Basin, RMNP
  144. Band-tailed Pigeon (6/22) - Glacier Basin, RMNP
  145. Black-headed Grosbeak (6/22) - Glacier Basin, RMNP
  146. Spotted Sandpiper (6/22) - Fall River Road, RMNP
  147. MacGillivray's Warbler (6/23) - Gem Lake Trail, RMNP
  148. Virginia's Warbler (6/23) - Gem Lake Trail, RMNP
  149. Clark's Nutcracker (6/24) - Trail Ridge Road, RMNP
  150. American Pipit (6/24) - Trail Ridge Road, RMNP
  151. * Tropical Parula (6/25) - Grandview Cemetery, FC
  152. * Bell's Vireo (6/29) - Tamarack Ranch, Crook
  153. Wild Turkey (6/29) - Tamarack Ranch, Crook
  154. Great Crested Flycatcher (6/29) - Tamarack Ranch, Crook
  155. Red-headed Woodpecker (6/29) - Tamarack Ranch, Crook
  156. Red-bellied Woodpecker (6/29) - Tamarack Ranch, Crook
  157. Northern Rough-winged Swallow (6/29) - Tamarack Ranch, Crook
  158. Lazuli Bunting (6/29) - Tamarack Ranch, Crook
  159. Baltimore Oriole (6/29) - Tamarack Ranch, Crook
  160. Yellow-breasted Chat (6/29) - Tamarack Ranch, Crook
  161. Carolina Wren (6/29) - Tamarack Ranch, Crook
  162. Dickcissel (6/29) - Tamarack Ranch, Crook
  163. Blue Grosbeak (6/29) - Tamarack Ranch, Crook
  164. * Upland Sandpiper (6/29) - Ovid
  165. Willet (6/29) - Ovid
  166. Forster's Tern (6/29) - Jumbo (Julesberg) Reservoir
  167. * Yellow-billed Cuckoo (6/29) - near Julesberg
  168. Eastern Bluebird (6/29) - near Julesberg
  169. * Lark Bunting (6/29) - near Bonny Lake SWA
  170. Ferruginous Hawk (6/29) - near Burlington
  171. Northern Mockingbird (6/29) - John Martin Reservoir, Las Animas
  172. * Scaled Quail (6/29) - John Martin Reservoir, Las Animas
  173. Least Tern (6/29) - John Martin Reservoir, Las Animas
  174. * Piping Plover (6/29) - John Martin Reservoir, Las Animas
  175. Western Screech-Owl (6/30) - Cottonwood Canyon
  176. Bewick's Wren (6/30) - Cottonwood Canyon
  177. * Mississippi Kite (6/30) - Cottonwood Canyon
  178. * Chihuahuan Raven (6/30) - Cottonwood Canyon
  179. Ash-throated Flycatcher (6/30) - Cottonwood Canyon
  180. Canyon Towhee (6/30) - Cottonwood Canyon
  181. Eastern Phoebe (6/30) - Cottonwood Canyon
  182. Ladder-backed Woodpecker (6/30) - Cottonwood Canyon
  183. Say's Phoebe (6/30) - Cottonwood Canyon
  184. Bushtit (6/30) - Cottonwood Canyon
  185. Rufous-crowned Sparrow (6/30) - Cottonwood Canyon
  186. * Indigo Bunting (6/30) - Cottonwood Canyon
  187. * Lewis' Woodpecker (6/30) - Cottonwood Canyon
  188. Cassin's Kingbird (6/30) - Cottonwood Canyon
  189. Inca Dove (6/30) - Rocky Ford
  190. White-winged Dove (6/30) - Rocky Ford

    July

  191. * Pine Grosbeak (7/6) - Rainbow Curve, RMNP
  192. Rufous Hummingbird (7/6) - Endovalley Picnic Area, RMNP
  193. * Bank Swallow (7/17) - Fossil Creek Res

    August

  194. * White-tailed Ptarmigan (8/6) - Longs Peak trail, RMNP

    September

  195. Townsend's Warbler (9/13) - ELC, FC
  196. * Olive-sided Flycatcher (9/17) - ELC, FC
  197. Red Phalarope (9/17) - Duck Lake, FC
  198. Sabine's Gull (9/17) - Duck Lake, FC
  199. Cattle Egret (9/18) - Cottonwood Hollow, FC
  200. Solitary Sandpiper (9/18) - Cottonwood Hollow, FC
  201. Wilson's Snipe (9/18) - Cottonwood Hollow, FC
  202. * Pectoral Sandpiper (9/19) - Prewitt Reservoir
  203. * Semipalmated Sandpiper (9/19) - Prewitt Reservoir
  204. Black-bellied Plover (9/19) - Prewitt Reservoir
  205. Lesser Yellowlegs (9/19) - Prewitt Reservoir
  206. Long-billed Dowitcher (9/19) - Prewitt Reservoir
  207. Red-necked Phalarope (9/19) - Prewitt Reservoir
  208. Western Sandpiper (9/19) - Prewitt Reservoir
  209. * Stilt Sandpiper (9/19) - Prewitt Reservoir
  210. * Curlew Sandpiper (9/19) - Prewitt Reservoir
  211. Sanderling (9/25) - Fossil Creek Res
  212. * Baird's Sandpiper (9/25) - Fossil Creek Res
  213. Hermit Thrush (9/26) - backyard, FC

    November

  214. Pacific Loon (11/8) - Union Reservoir, Longmont
  215. Common Loon (11/8) - Union Reservoir, Longmont
  216. Mew Gull (11/11) - Archery Pond, FC
  217. Snow Goose (11/11) - overhead, Duck Lake, FC
  218. Merlin (11/13) - Brush Hollow, Fremont Cty
  219. Surf Scoter (11/13) - Brush Hollow, Fremont Cty
  220. Sage Thrasher (11/13) - Brush Hollow, Fremont Cty
  221. Curve-billed Thrasher (11/13) - Brush Hollow, Fremont Cty
  222. * White-throated Sparrow (11/13) - Wetmore, Custer Cty
  223. Pinyon Jay (11/13) - Guffey, Custer Cty, CO
  224. Red-necked Grebe (11/13) - 11-Mile Reservoir, Park Cty
  225. * Ross' Goose (11/13) - 11-Mile Reservoir, Park Cty
  226. Tundra Swan (11/16) - College Lake, FC
  227. Greater White-fronted Goose (11/20) - LSI Logic, FC

    December

  228. * Lesser Black-backed Gull (12/31) - Lake Loveland
  229. Great-tailed Grackle (12/31) - S of Cattail Pond, Loveland

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